LODESTARS

Awash with castles and cork, sunshine and salt, Portugal is a wonder, a grande dame and muse, a place to seek solace and beauty.

Here, there are island oases, pilgrimage trails, artisans and waves - azulejos and pastéis de nata - and one should feast on all that they can; climb mountains, sip Port, meander through markets, swim, savour and walk into wilderness. Layered in history, there is a sublime sense of melancholy - an awareness of the things that have passed, matched by awe of all that remains. Warmth, colour, tradition and light. In Portugal you have time, space and

Splendid and suave, Switzerland - with its mountains, lakes and palatial hotels - is remarkably good for the soul. 

Steeped in history, Switzerland is both lavish and refined - chocolate-box perfection guaranteed to surprise. It is a playground, refuge and wonderland. A hideaway and delight. And amongst these pages are hints of all it has to offer. There are tales of intrigue and adventure, romance and the sublime - of towns where time is kept and paused, cantons that charm, literary escapades, wilderness, trains and alpine fare that is very fine indeed.

Featuring Neuchâtel | Lausanne | Geneva | Gstaad | Mürren | Zürich | St. Gallen | Bad Ragaz | St. Moritz | Ascona | Lugano | Bern | Great St. Bernard Pass | Bürgenstock | Scuol | The Orient Express

And, my word, Mexico is beautiful. It is timeless, multilayered, mesmeric and utterly indefinable. Peruse these pages, dream of the faraway, ignite your wanderlust and prepare to fall in love.

Mexico is beautiful. It is timeless, multilayered, mesmeric and utterly indefinable. Peruse these pages, dream of the faraway, ignite your wanderlust and prepare to fall in love.

Some featured destinations

Puebla
Mexico City
Oaxaca
Mérida
Tulum
Puerto Escondido
San Miguel de Allende
Guadalajara
San José del Cabo
Ensenada
Tecate
Tepoztlán
El Arenal
Isla Holbox
Teotitlán del Valle
Colima
Lacandón Jungle

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This is Lodestar's ode to Wales - a celebration of its soaring peaks and dazzling waters, its wilderness, song and lore. Venture here to walk in the footsteps of saints and ancient kings, and to explore landscapes - diverse, dramatic and sublime - destined to fill you with awe. You’ll cross paths with artists, poets and lavender farmers, feast on Welsh cakes and bara brith, wallow in the history, swim in the sea, hike hills, forage, revel and bask in the beauty. All the while knowing that here, there may well be dragons.

Featuring: Hay-on-Wye | Fforest | Pembrokeshire | Gower Peninsula | Wye Valley | Brecon Beacons | Snowdonia | Portmeirion | Farmers' Welsh Lavender | Dyfi Botanicals | Old Lands | Palé Hall | Llŷn Peninsula | Ynys Enlli | Skomer | Conwy

This is a magazine about Greece - a celebration of her myths, mountains and glittering seas. It contains glimpses of island life and odes to olives, and lashings of wildflowers, ruins, wilderness and awe. A place of gods and romance, Greece has always offered multitudes - so soak up these pages and allow yourself to fall under her spell.

Some locations featured:

Zagori, Corfu, Messolonghi, Mykonos, Santorini, Syros, Kefalonia, Simi, Athens, Pelion, Rhodes, Ikaria, Andros, Kasos, Crete, The Mani, Halkidiki Eleusis

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An ode to slow travel, splendour and sun. Que viva España.

For this magazine, Lodestar's contributors have descended into caves in the name of cheese, gone in search of volcanoes, wandered ancient pilgrim paths, ridden horses into the sunset, been enthralled by architecture, cooked the way their grandparents did and penned odes to lace. They have explored places that come with meaning.

Some destinations are ‘home’, others are steeped in memory, and a few are being discovered for the very first time, the siren’s call impossible to resist. You can read this zest in their words and see the ardour in their images, because when someone creates with love and respect you feel it. You’re there with them. This is how  you discover and are reacquainted with Spain - through the eyes of others.

Featured destinations: Ibiza, Tarifa, Oviedo, Toledo, Granada, Segovia, Seville, Valencia, Lanzarote, Montserrat, Formentera, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela

Lodestar's Issue 17 is dedicated to the glorious island of Ireland.

A celebration of all that is enchanting, delicious and wild about the Island of Ireland - made by those who are already under its spell.

A few featured destinations: Connemara, Ring of Kerry, Waterford, Cork, The Burren, Dingle, Galway, Longford, Glendalough, Belfast, Mullaghmore, Adare, Dublin, Causeway Coast, Athlone, Aran Islands, Tory Island, Boyne Valley

Fall in love with Australia - story by story, again and again.

Featured Destinations: Mount Mulligan • Fraser Island • Kangaroo Island • Adelaide • Darwin • Alice Springs • Uluru • Ningaloo Reef • Wilpena Pound • Karijini National Park • Cape to Cape • Hobart • Scenic Rim Trail • Kimberley • Cradle Mountain • Port Fairy • Daylesford • Larapinta Trail